black man

Meaning

1. A male adult member of an ethnic group having dark pigmentation of the skin, typically of sub-Saharan African descent; or the appearance thereof.
2. Black men or black people collectively; black culture.
3. An evil spirit, the bogeyman, a demon.
4. A German-derived game of tag, in which the tagging player is called the "black man".
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, man.

Synonyms

Moor

African

negro

Translations

Schwarzer